Sarah Bullimores Corimiro, who pulled off a clear cross-country clear one second inside the optimum time today at Mars Badminton, is home-bred by the rider. The 10-year-old by Amiro Z was so poorly when he was born that he spent the first day of his life at Rossdales Equine Hospital in Newmarket.He wasnt a totally straightforward birth and I think, had we not been there I broke the bag maybe he wouldnt be with us, said Sarah. He was slightly dummy foal and did spend the first 24 hours in Rossdales. Then he woke up, and I went back the next day and there was a little foal frolicking around the field.Sarah competed Corimiros dam, Lilly Corinne, at five-star level and won individual bronze at the 2021 European Championships aboard Corouet, another home-bred out of the same mare.Theyve all got similarities and you think, oh my goodness, thats just like Lily, said Sarah. Funnily enough, they all sleep like her. Weve got pictures of Lily when she was a foal, and even the way she sleeps now, theyre all similar and look really cute with their knees tucked in.But theyve also got different traits. It is fascinating and the more we breed, apparently you can never have too many horses!My husband is lower in the pecking orderSarah is seeking her seventh Badminton completion, her best placing to date being 18th aboard Reve Du Rouet in 2018. She was top of the leaderboard two hours into todays cross-country phase following that fast clear from Corimiro, who is co-owned by her husband Brett, Christopher and Susan Gillespie, and Bruce Saint.He [Corimiro] is the reason Im still doing this and the reason I get out of bed in the morning, smiled Sarah. Hes just a pleasure. Every phase is a pleasure hacking, everything he does, he just wants to go and do a good job. Hes always saying, come on, lets, lets do the next thing. Hes got a great brain.He has such scope and such range and power. You can probably tell Im a little bit rose-tinted about him, but theres also a lot of other people that really quite like him too.My husband knows hes lower in the pecking order than him.Main image by Tim WilkinsonRelated contentA very international top 10 at Badminton as defending champion Ros Canter leads the way after dressageWhen the red mist comes, she just bolts: Laura Collett on her complex mare, BlingHow to watch BadmintonI pumped milk to flatten me out and away I go: Ros Canter sails into the lead at BadmintonI was hypnotised: Simon Grieve combats confidence wobble to return to Badminton after six-year absenceThe post Home-bred who nearly died as a foal speeds to top end of the leaderboard appeared first on Your Horse.